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GLSA-201705-05 : FFmpeg: Multiple vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 100082
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Synopsis
The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201705-05 (FFmpeg: Multiple vulnerabilities)Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FFmpeg. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
gst-plugins-libav is affected because this package is bundling a vulnerable FFmpeg version.
Impact :
A remote attacker could entice a user or automated system using FFmpeg to process a specially crafted file, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of Service.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time.
Solution
All FFmpeg users should upgrade to the latest version:# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-video/ffmpeg-3.2.4' All gst-plugins-libav users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-plugins/gst-plugins-libav-1.10.4'
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Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 100082
File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201705-05.nasl
Version: 3.4
Type: local
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Published: 5/10/2017
Updated: 12/19/2025
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-5025
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:ffmpeg, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:gst-plugins-libav
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/9/2017
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/17/2017
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2017-5024, CVE-2017-5025
GLSA: 201705-05